Global sports fans have expressed disbelief over Australia’s record Winter Olympics success, as the nation topples northern hemisphere heavyweights in the medal tally.

Indra Brown has the chance to put the seal on a landmark Winter Olympics for Australia with a medal after reaching the freeski halfpipe final at Milan-Cortina

Danielle Scott’s silver medal win at the 2026 Milano Cortina Winter Olympics delivers Australia its sixth medal. Scott’s silver is the first medal Australia has won in aerials since Lydia Lassila's bronze and David Morris' silver in 2014 ( ABC ).

Mari Fukada as scans show she suffered a bruised sternum in the nasty crash

If you’ve been following freestyle skiing and snowboarding at the Winter Olympics, you’ve probably noticed the blue flag with a Union Jack in the upper lefthand corner and a Southern Cross on the right side popping up pretty frequently on the leaderboard.

We don’t have the climate, we don’t have the facilities, we don’t have the tradition. And yet, Australia is enjoying its best Winter Olympics on record. How on earth has this happened?

Australia has won five medals at Milan Cortina, making the 2026 Games the nation's most successful Winter Olympics to date.

LIVIGNO, Italy (AP) — Jakara Anthony brought another freestyle-skiing gold medal to Australia on Saturday, winning in the Winter Olympics debut of dual moguls, the wilder and more unpredictable cousin of moguls skiing that has been in the Games for decades.

Relive the latest highlights from the 2026 Milan Cortina Olympics — from Illia Malinin’s surprising missteps to Australia’s gold medal triumph in dual moguls.

Skimo, or ski mountaineering, is coming to the 2026 Winter Olympics. But what is the sport and why is it so exciting?

Currently, the world's best winter sport athletes are over in Italy competing in the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan Cortina. There are gold medals on the line, and men and women who have trained for th